Report from Greece on U.S. Gaza Aid Flotilla + Obama Admin Warns of Fines and Incarceration for Gaza Aid Flotilla

Dandelion Salad ThisBoyTV on Jun 27, 2011 Up to 50 Americans are set to sail from a Greek port on a U.S.-flagged ship that is part of an international flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and letters of support for Gaza’s 1.5 million Palestinian residents.

In This New World Lies Will Become True by Chris Hedges

by Chris Hedges Featured Writer Dandelion Salad Truthdig June 27, 2011 I visited the Hartford Courant as a high school student. It was the first time I was in a newsroom. The Connecticut paper’s newsroom, the size of a city block, was packed with rows of metal desks, most piled high with newspapers and notebooks. Reporters [...]

Michael C. Ruppert: Arrival of the Post-Petroleum Human

Dandelion Salad peakmoment on Jun 24, 2011 Peak Moment 196: “Petroleum Man is dead. Infinite Growth Man is dead. Post Petroleum Human is alive,” announced Michael C. Ruppert on May 22, 2011. Members of this emerging “species” know they must live in balance with the Earth, while remembering the lessons of industrial civilization.

From Afghans to Gazans: Why can’t we touch your face? + Freedom Flotilla 2 prepares for Launch

Hakim Guest Writer Dandelion Salad http://ourjourneytosmile.com June 26, 2011 Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers flew kites for the people of Gaza photo by Hakim Dear friends, The approximately 1000 ordinary people sailing with the Gaza Freedom Flotilla II ought to stop us in our ordinary tracks at least for a moment. Why are ordinary people doing [...]

Rev. James Lawson: Non-Violence as a Science of Social Change (2010)

Dandelion Salad What makes a Christian different from everyone else? What makes Christianity distinct from any other religion? It is grace – treating others, not as they deserve, but as God wishes them to be treated – with loving-kindness and mercy. Only the cross of  Jesus Christ can free us from the tyranny of malice, [...]